Proverbs 18:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

Transliteration

diḇrê nirgān like-miṯlahamîm and-they yārəḏû ḥaḏrê-ḇāṭen

Grammar Details

*diḇrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - words of
*nirgān*: noun, masculine singular - whisperer/slanderer/gossip
*miṯlahamîm*: verb, hithpael participle, masculine plural - gulping down/devouring eagerly
*yārəḏû*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - go down/descend
*ḥaḏrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - innermost parts of/chambers of
*ḇāṭen*: noun, feminine singular - belly/stomach/innermost being

Word Meanings

*nirgān*: whisperer/slanderer/gossip/talebearer
*miṯlahamîm*: gulping down/devouring eagerly/delicious morsels/dainties
*ḥaḏrê*: innermost parts/chambers/rooms
*ḇāṭen*: belly/stomach/womb/innermost being

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Lev 19:16 : 16 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
Prov 16:28 : 28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Prov 26:20-22 : 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Ps 52:2 : 2 Thy tongue deviseth{H8799)} mischiefs; like a sharp{H8794)} razor, working{H8802)} deceitfully.
Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who whet{H8804)} their tongue like a sword, and bend{H8804)} their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot{H8800)} in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot{H8686)} at him, and fear{H8799)} not.

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